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newly-elected officers The Full Moon Vol. 23 Albemarle High School, June 1945 Albemarle, N. C. No. 27 Seniors Will Get Diplomas Tuesday !' » Dramatics Club, Seniors Present Three-Act Farce The Black Masque Dramatics club and the senior class of Albe marle Hij?h School scored another triumph on Friday nip:ht, May 25, at the hig'h school auditorium Jack Harris, president; Cecil Milton, tTHiurer; Marian Sifford, secretary. vice president; Don Knottts, 1H. S. Votes For Officers Jlilton,Knotts,Sifford, Highest Average Harris Chosen To g Head Council i_ Council officers for next year, toed on May 21, are Jack Har- ^ president; Cecil Milton, vice (resident; Marion Sifford, secre- lin; and Don Knotts, treasurer. The election ended a boisterous mtest by the campaign managei's. C.B, Cranford opposed Jack Har- iis«ith a total of 118 votes, while ink led with 160. Cecil Milton anied off his election with 221 ipinst a total of 43 for his op- TjjMiit, Jane Gulledge. The win- »rs of the other two offices wei'e lirian Sifford with 192 for sec- *ry against Peggy Earp and Sucy Priester holding 41 votes mil 46 votes respectively; and Boi Knotts with 226 votes against bty Jane Hearne’s 52. Voting, being left up to the in- fcdual, was ver’y slight; less iian 300 votes were cast, all told. Soon after school next fall, each raieroom will elect a representa- liy* to the Council. Committees r“ then be appointed to fill va- offices and to cai'ry out va- vear. ^ Lu carry i ™ activities during the Method of Voting Changed This Year preparation for the election m officers of Albemarle high a chapel pro- » «as presented May 13, in- "“"MRthe candidates and their ^ managers, who made « for their candidates. Kit°r foi' president Him m ' whose cam era manager was Bob Holt, and S:l: Itliedge’s Taylor as Jane ’»»' Hatu'’'^'®" and Cecil "’’th Mary Louise ^Uith R^?.'’T''; Nancy Pries- and ^'•fc'4ce oTf ” secretary. J®er Hearne, with Colleen ran as body treasurer of the voting was ^ each I" former in was given a '"W Z where '"“Ws year if 'I „''''»te hl l student wish- >ke J.™* or the old gym. '^'^PPed ^ which >«inthi"‘'’® box. ‘‘“dents of cxnpf- Albemarle ^Perience for Doi is Tucker, who has made the highest record in her class for five years, will serve as valedictorian for the graduating exercises. Jane Morton, an eleventh grade graduate, is being given recogni tion as salutatorian, since her rec ord is next highest. Doris, who has been one of the most dependable girls around school for the ])ast five years, be gan in the eighth grade to show her qualities of leadership when she was chosen secretary of her home room. She was also a mem ber of the Girls’ Athletic Associ ation. Since that time she has been a member of the Mixed Chorus for two years, vice-president of Dra matics club, and a member of the Honor society for three years. She was also chief marshal of the Commencement exercises and chos en for Who’s Who. Jane is well-known, dependable, and liked by everyone. She has shown her leadership in many ways since she has been in high school. She began in the eighth when she was elected vice-presi- dent of her home room. Since then she has been a Student Council representative, member of Girls chorus. Girls Ensemble, Mixed chorus. Gay Nineties Review, Who’s Who, Commencement Mar shal, editor of the Full Moon, Ro tary guest, and jiresident of Honor society. She was also elected treasurer' of the Senior class this year. As valedictorian, Doris will de liver the farewell address on Tues day. The salutatorian, however, will not be called upon to make a S])eech. gave the annual senior “The farce when they I)lay. The ])lay this year was Whole Town’s Talking,” a in three acts. Most of the student body and many parents and patrons attend ed this successful performance, which was the fruit borne of many hard practices during the past three or four weeks. It brought before the footlights again seniors who in this past and in previous years have been in plays given before the same foot lights: Gene Beeker, Johnie Gas kin, Dorothy Swaringen, Dwight Wilhelm, Joyce Boone, Ruby Hat ley, Helen Brown, and Betty Mc Adams. Some of the new dramatically- inclined seniors that it introduced were Oscar Lackey, Ruthie Brooks, Gordon Allan, and Geral dine Boone. The play centered around the home of a Sandusky, Ohio, paint manufacturer, Dwight Wilhelm, who wanted to marry his daugh ter, Geraldine Boone, to his busi ness partner, Johnie Gaskin. This partner is the kind of man that no woman pays any attention to normally, but after the invention of a love affair that he was sup posed to have had with a famous movie queen. Ruby Hatley, all the women go after him. The trouble really began when this movie queen came to town and worse still to the house, making Mr. Simmons have to do some tall tale telling to get the situation straightened out. Donation Starts Memorial Shelf COAIMENCEIVIENT PROGRAM Processional—“Andante Religioso” Thome Invocation... Rev. J. H. Brendall “A Song of Peace”. Baker Senior Class Introduction of the Speaker. W.T.Huckabee, Jr. Address.. Hon. J. M. Broughton “To Thee, O Country!” Eichberg Senior Class Presentation of Diplomas F. N. Patterson Valedictory Doris Tucker “Auld Lang Syne” ..Scotch Air Senior Class Recessional.. “Warm March of the Priests” Hon. J. M. Broujfhton To Deliver Speech To (ilraduates Baccalaureate Speaker To Be Dr. G. H. Rhodes A memorial shelf of books has been started in the high school li brary with the gift of Lee'fi Lieu- tenanU by Douglas Southall Free man. This book was given by Mrs. Ben C. Hough, Jr., of Lancaster, South Carolina, in memory of Captain J. Franklin Niven, Jr. Captain Niven was killed in ac tion in France in July, 1944. He graduated fr’om high school with the class of ’37. A similar memorial shelf has Rev. G. H. Rhodes, pastor of the Lutheran church of Albemarle, will deliver the Baccalaureate ser mon to the graduating class of 1945 in the Albemarle high school auditorium at 8;00 o’clock Sunday evening. There has been a jrractice for several years of rotating the dif ferent pastors of the local church es. Last year was the year for Rev. Rhodes, but due to illness, Mr. Bradley spoke in his place. The invocation will be given by Rev. R. E. Watts, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and Rev. W. J. Bradley, jrastor of the First Baptist church, will pro nounce the benediction. The Scrip ture will be read by Rev. J. E. Yountz, pastor of the Main Street Methodist church. Music, furnished by the Senior class, includes “Day Is Dying In the West” and “Lo, A Voice to Heaven Sounding.” Mixed Ensemble will of God.” Two songs will be sung by the audience: “0 Worship the King” and “Faith of Our Fathers.” “Surbande” by Handel will be played by Bill Moiton as the pro cessional and “Largo” by Handel, as the recessional. Graduation exercises for the 1945 Senior class will be held June 12, in the high school auditorium, 120 graduates receiving di|ilomas. The graduation jii'ogi'am will begin when the seniors enter the auditorium to the accompaniment of “Andarrte Religioso,” the jrro- cessional. Reverend J. H. Bren dall will offer the invocation. Mayor W. T. Huckabee will in troduce the sjieaker, the Honoi'able J. M. Broughton, ex-governor of North Carolina, who will deliver the main address of the evening. Mr. N. Patterson, chaii-man of the City school board, will pre sent the diplomas, and Fritz Lu ther will jrresent the gift to the school. Doris Tucker will deliver the valedictory address. Jane Morton will be salutatorian. “A Song of Peace” and “To Thee, 0 Country” will he rendered by the Senior class. Mascots ar’e Sue Winn and Sher rill Lowder. The class motto is “To strive, to seek, to find, but not to yield.” The colors ar-e red anl white. The class flower is the red rose. Senior officers ar'e Fritz Luther, lir'esident; Pete Clark, vice-pre.si- dent; Jeanne Palmer, secretary; and Jane Morton, treasurer. There are 120 Seniors in the graduating class. They will wear the tr-aditional gowns, the eleventh grade in blue, and the twelfth grade in white. The sing. Senior ‘Lamb been started in the County Li brary, and a number of books have been donated. “We hoi)e,” said Miss Kirby, li brarian, “that more ])eople will adopt this idea and add to the list of books.” C. B. Smith Made Chief Marshal C. B. Smith, a tenth grader, has been chosen as chief marshal for commencement exercises this year. Assisting him are Ramelle Rum mage, Anne Powell and Peggy Moor-ehead from the tenth grade; Cecil Milton, Jean Bowers, and Lil lian Gaskin from the ninth; Jim my Miller and Marian SifToid fr-om the eighth grade. Scholastic ability was the most important factor used in ileter- mining who would be marshals; but their attitude, conduct, and reliability were considered also. Marshals ar-e on duty for both the Bacc^aureate sermon and the graduation exer'cises. their high vot- ScnioTS Map Out PIqtis Aftev Gvaduation This is the time that every high school boy and girl looks forward to—graduation. One hundred twenty seniors say “so long” to school cares for awhile and to their friends of eleven or twelve years. What happens to the A.H.S. sen iors when these doors close behind them for the last time? “I’m going to rest up for a while from all this school work, Marg Patterson declares. Charles Boyette, Gordon Allan, Wesley “Commodore” Cole, and Charles Deese will work this surn- mer, and then . . . they’ll be Uncle Sam’s boys; but Cabot Carlton, Brian Harrington, Pete Clark, Ed win Boone, Oscar Lackey, and Truett Eudy will spend their va cations with Uncle Sam. Some students will w'ork thrs summer; and some will cram a lot of fun into the holidays, or loaf and get ready to go to college next fall. . , . Jim Lamar will still be jerking sodas for all the drug store cow boys in the scorching months be fore going to college in September. “This summer I want to spend as much time as I can at the beach and visiting friends, and next year I’m going to Salem,” Jeanne Palm er says. Arlin McCullough replies, “I plan to go to college for a long time, so this summer I’m going to Washington. They tell me there are 10 girls to every man there; maybe Pll have a chance!” Carolyn Josey and Colleen Glov er will hang around here a while, and spend part of the summer vis iting friends out of town. Geraldine Boone, Vananda Cris- co, Claudine Lowder, Desdy Lee Smith, Lib Luther, Billie Jean Baucom, and Ramelle Thompson will be taking Nurses training this fall; and Peggy Mann and Joanna Lefler will return to the 12th grade before entering Nurses’ training. Cherrie Still grins. “I’m plan ning to work next year if the war isn’t over, then go to college; and after that I’m going to be mar ried.” Mildred Morris, Maxine Harris, Jean Bruton, Louise Edwards, Alene Tucker, Doris Bowers, Kathryn Russell, Frances Biles, Theresa Page, and Evelyn Under wood are going to business school, and Kathleen Donahue plans to work as a typist this summer. Betty McAdams, Bradie Lowder, and Calvin Wallace will come back to school next year and are unde cided as to a vocation yet. Laviene Jordon, Jean and Joyce Boone, Carolyn Josey, Helen Boone will go to Catawba college next fall. Dwight Wilhelm is gorng to Mars Hill, and plans to enter the ministry or be a foreign mission- ary. Mary Lou Byrd and Doris Tuck- *say they will be school teach- Mary Lou plans to teach er ers. By Their Words .. “Even though Jane can’t drive very well, she would make a gcKxl vice president.”—Betty Taylor. “Cecil was one of Mr. Hatley’s star basketball substitutes.”—Jim my Hatley. “Jack is a pretty well rounded fellow.”—Jim Lamar. “If there’s anything this school needs, it’s a good secretary.”— Johnny Andrew. “Mrs. Harris, you give us so much French homev^'ork, I can’t even sleep for worrying about it.” —Labe Little. “Raise the window down.” — Kathryn Russell. “Peaty of treace” (meaning treaty of peace)—Miss Taylor. “There’s no danger of travelers’ checks being stolen or usen.”-— Helen Smart. “If your milk tastes like onions —it’s the cow’s fault.” — Mr. Mc- Fadyen. “Will we have to be pretty when we have our pictures made?” — Kent Outlaw. “Do you spell umpire e-m- p-i-r-e?”—“Butter” Furr. There was a dead man every six U. S. history and civics, and Doris I feet on Omaha Beach in Norman- says she’ll teach math or French. ' dy.”—Lt. Olin King.
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